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333 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 210, Burbank, CA 91502
4100 Newport Place, Suite 550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
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16161 Ventura Blvd #403, Encino, CA 91436
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
3731 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 514, Los Angeles, CA 90010
5850 Canoga Ave, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, CA 91367-6554
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2029 Century Park East, Suite #400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
303 N Glenoaks Blvd, Suite 220, Burbank, CA 91502
2009 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067
1055 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1940, Los Angeles, CA 90017
9119 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 90067
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both California state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine